Hat protector



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JOHN W. ERHARDT, OF NEVI YORK, N. Y.

HAT PROTECTOR.

Application filed May 9, 1925. Serial* No. 29,806.

rfhe main object of this invention is to provide a protector for hats, particularly straw hats. rlhe invention utilizes a piece of material impervious to water which is worn over the hat in rainy weather and prevents the same from becoming damaged.

Another object is to provide a hat orotector having means thereon for draining the water from the hat rearwardly on the protector so that no water drips in front of the face of the wearer.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the hat protector as applied to the hat.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View of a hat having the protector mounted thereon.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of Figure 2.

Figure ure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates the crown of the usual type of straw hat. rfhis crown is encircled by a brim 11 which is of the same material and integral with the crown rhe upper surfaces of the brim and the side wall and roof 12 of the crown are exposed to the rain during a storm. As the material of the usual type of straw hat is damaged and bent, or in other ways misshaped by coming in Contact with the water7 a hat protector is d is a cross sectional view of Fig- `provided which covers these surfaces and also partly covers the bottom of the brim. This hat protector consists of a wall 18 which encircles the wall of the crown and is an integral part of a roof 14 which covers the roof 12 of the crown 10. rlChe wall 13 of the hat protector has a flange-like entension 15 projecting outwardly around its entire edge and this extension forms a covering over the upper surface of the lbrim 11 of the hat. The outer edge of this entensionV is bent downwardly at 15 to provide a covering for the. edge of the brim and then continues as a flap 17 which rests upon the imdereide of the 11 of the hat is adapted to completely' enclose both sides of the brim so that no water may trickle upon the material fori'ning the straw hat. The straw hat protector is provided with a ridge which completely encircles its edge and passes from the bottom fiap 1? at a position Aintermediate its length to the upper entenN sion 15 around the edge 16 of the hat. At the forepart of the hat protector, the ridge indicated by the numeral 18 projects upwardly from the surface of the extension 15 and courses around the front of the hat protector where at its ends it drains about the edge 16 at positions 19 and :20 and then follows the rim of the edge around the remaining portion of the flap 17, the ridge which projects from the flap 17 being indicated by the numeral 21.

rlhe usual manner of wearing hats is to tilt the same slightly forwardly. vWhen a straw hat of the type illustrated in the application is tilted forwardly and is en closed by a hat protector, such as shown, the drops of rain which would fall thereon would tend to drain olf toward the front of the hat and fall in front of the face. This is prevented by the ridge 1S which projects from the flange-like portion 15 at the `front of the hat and serves as a baffle leading the water on the hat along the ridge until either of the positions 19 or 2O are arrived at. At either of these positions, the course of the water is deflected and flows downwardly to ultimately drip from the hat at the sides of the head. Should water drip on the rear edge of the hat protector, the water would flow toward the head were the rear portion of the ridge 21 eliminated. rThis ridge 21 deflects the natural flow of water so that it drains off at either of the positions 19 and 20.

I claim A hat protector comprising a crown cover formed of a single piece of materialy a flange encircling said crown cover for cover-l ing the upper surface of the brim of a hat, a lap integral with said fia-nge for covering the under side of the hat brim, a marginal Yridge extending parallel to' the outer edge approximately the front Agli face of the flange, said ridge projecting upwardly froin the upper surface of Said flange, an additional ridge extending around the rear half of the lap of said cover and intermediate ridges joined to the ridge on the flange extending outwardly passing around the edge ofthe material covering the brim and then joining the ridge on the lap, the ridge on the flange deieeting the Water from the front to the sides of the hat and the ridge on said lap Causing the Water to drain around said ridge to the rear of the hat.

In testimony whereof I aHix my signature.

JOHN W. ERHARDT. 

